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Saturday, 25 April 2026
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia is a Greek term meaning denial of appetite, or loss of appetite.
The adjective “nervosa” indicates the functional and unrestricted nature of the disorder.
lava
Lava can take many different forms.
Common forms are aa, pahoehoe and pillow lava.
Brain
The brain generates up to 80,000 thoughts a day.
That's over 3,000 thoughts per hour.
Silver
Pure high-quality silver contains at least 99.9 percent of this metal.
Purity levels above 99.999 percent can also be found.
Snow
There are various snow events of varying duration and intensity, such as snow flurries, snow showers, snow squalls, blowing snow, and blizzards.
Snow flurries are minor snowfalls that cause light dusting or no snow accumulation.During snow showe ...
Amber
Baltic amber has been found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs.
Scientists claim amber was supposed to represent the tears of Ra—the Egyptian god of the Sun.
NASA
NASA has been sued for trespassing on Mars.
Three men from Yemen sued NASA in 1997 claiming that the agency trespassed on their property. They based their claim on the fact that Mars was given to them by their ancestors over 3,000 years ago.
Mushrooms
Fungi have developed a high degree of metabolic versatility, which allows them to use a variety of organic substances for growth.
In some species, the pigment melanin may play a role in extracting energy from ionizing radiation such as gamma radiation.
Fungi
In the past, mushrooms were considered a part of the plant world, a group of fungi.
It was suggested that they had a limited ability to move, their type of growth, and their morphologi ...
Deimos
Deimos was discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall on August 12, 1877, through a telescope at the US Naval Observatory.
It was not discovered accidentally, the astronomer conducted observations precisely to find the planet's natural satellites.